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[justice_from_above]

So apparently I unleashed my inner child on some of you earlier. [A playful way of admitting she was caught by the Time Ripples and was now returned to her original age.] If the stash of string in my room is any indication, I think a few of you got presents. I uh, still have a few random ones if anyone wants them? Or I guess I could donate them ... [She shrugs, TINY SELF WHAT IS SHE SUPPOSED TO DO WITH YOUR WELL-INTENTIONED OFFAL]

I don't remember a lot of details, so if anyone could fill me in, I would appreciate it.

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I'll be by later.

[Just excuse her while she turns her room upside down looking for her ring oops]

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[muroieda]

مرحبا بعودتك

[Guess what he's been up to.]

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[justice_from_above]

كنت لا تزال مفاجأة لي

[Such a thoughtful thing makes it all the more embarrassing that she lost the ring. So, it's going to be a few hours; she's going to scour her habitat as well. She remembers taking it with her when she left her room, and that it didn't fit any of her fingers so she'd simply put it in her pocket. Had it fallen out?]

[Basically this is all terrible, but she can't find it and she can't put off the inevitable. She's finally stepping into his habitat, picking her way through the minefield, her hands tucked into the pockets of her jeans, shoulders slightly sagged. She's putting forward a small smile but she's not trying to cover it up; he deserved her honesty, at the very least.]

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[muroieda]

💛💛 أفعل ذلك أفضل

[...which is to say that he certainly hasn't perfected Arabic yet.

And to no one's further surprise, Junkrat basically bounds right out of the garage before Fareeha even knocks when she clears the minefield. Her body language is apparently lost on him, because he wraps his arms around her midsection -- apologies if she can't breathe for a short moment -- and spins her around.]

Fee!

[He gives her a nuzzle, still holding her but not squeezing the air out of her. (He needs to shave.)]

All back to normal!

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[justice_from_above]

[She's just ... going to let that pass. You tell yourself that, Junkrat.]

[The greeting is unexpected, and under normal circumstances she'd appreciate it and reciprocate it in some way. She does hug him back (although part of that is just holding on as he spins her around), and indulges him the nuzzle, but it makes her feel even more terrible for losing the ring.]

Back to normal.

[If he didn't catch it in her body language, it's in her voice, and the way she gently sets her hands on his shoulders after a moment and pushes herself back enough to look at him.]

I, uh. I have a confession to make.

[It's not going to be a happy one. :c]

[muroieda]

It's the tone of her voice that alerts him that something is terribly wrong. He backs off a little bit, his hands still yet lingering on her upper arms, head bowed down so he can be a little more at her eye level.

What happened? Did something about being turned into a kid maker her realize that she didn't want to entertain him with this marriage thing any more? After revisiting her childhood and feeling there idealized infatuation with Overwatch again, has she decided that she wasn't going to tolerate his attempts to help her walk away from it?

"... What's wrong?"

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[agnominal]

You were a very agreeable child, from what I can recall.

[ Hey, look who's adult again too. ]

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[justice_from_above]

[She squints for a moment, studying him.]

Sam, right? Didn't I give you a hard time about something?

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[agnominal]

It's Locus now.

And yes, you did. Though you were hardly the first.

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[justice_from_above]

Locus, I'll remember that.

You do have an imposing stature. [She gives him a playful little grin,] Have you considered using glitter?

[prettycoolguy]

It's fine. Glass houses.

[ He only kind of remembers. Nothing terrible happened, but he's embarrassed anyway. ]

[justice_from_above]

I'm probably going to ask you more questions about your armor. [It's still pretty awesome.] Mine didn't make it here in the first place.

[prettycoolguy]

I can't answer anything technical. Classified.

[ It's not a rejection, just a warning that it might not be as interesting as hoped. ]

[justice_from_above]

Well, in those cases I'll just guess.

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[calibrates_big_guns]

Can't say that I ran into you, but if it's any consolation, you weren't the only one.

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[justice_from_above]

Oh, I think I would have remembered you. [She would have been fascinated by him back then.]

Were you ... ? [She's trying to imagine what a young ... whatever he was ... would look like.]

[calibrates_big_guns]

Young? No. I just happened to get here in the middle of all the fun.

[It certainly made getting acclimated an ... interesting process. Especially considering the one familiar face on Legion world had shown up about twenty years younger than the last time he'd seen her.]

I'm Garrus, by the way.

[justice_from_above]

Fareeha.

What a time to arrive ... I can assure you, though, we're not usually tiny teenagers running around with chaperones.

[touchmydragon]

You were the person I remember, if that helps. My memory of the actual timeline is tainted since I disliked such optimism but seeing it now was refreshing.

[justice_from_above]

You were very pleasant and helpful.

I might have to try those noodles again; see if my taste has changed in the past twenty years. [give or take one time shenanigan]

[touchmydragon]

If you find the free time, I would be more than happy to order some and share them with you. I think it would be worth it, at the least.

[justice_from_above]

I think I can find a spare moment.

[araignee_du_soir]

You were rather dedicated to making those bracelets.

[justice_from_above]

That's what happens when you want the people you care about to know how you feel.

[araignee_du_soir]

I suppose... for a child.

[justice_from_above]

Yes, which I was. [What's your point, Widow?] I might express it differently as an adult but the intent is there.